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Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts)
Roderick Flynn
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts)
Hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; APF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 646.
In 1898, documentary footage of a yacht race was shot by Robert A. Mitchell, making him the first Irishman to shoot a film within Ireland. Despite early exposure to the filmmaking process, Ireland did not develop a regular film industry until the late 1910s when James Mark Sullivan established the Film Company of Ireland. Since that time, Ireland has played host to many famous films about the country—Man of Aran, The Quiet Man, The Crying Game, My Left Foot, and Bloody Sunday—as well as others not about the country—Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan. It has also produced great directors such ... Read more
In 1898, documentary footage of a yacht race was shot by Robert A. Mitchell, making him the first Irishman to shoot a film within Ireland. Despite early exposure to the filmmaking process, Ireland did not develop a regular film industry until the late 1910s when James Mark Sullivan established the Film Company of Ireland. Since that time, Ireland has played host to many famous films about the country—Man of Aran, The Quiet Man, The Crying Game, My Left Foot, and Bloody Sunday—as well as others not about the country—Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan. It has also produced great directors such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press,U.S. USA
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810855571
SKU
V9780810855571
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About Roderick Flynn
Roderick Flynn is a permanent member of the faculty at the School of Communications, Dublin City University. He has published extensively on various aspects of Irish media and communications policy and is a noted commentator on these issues. Patrick Brereton is a senior lecturer and chairs the degree in Multimedia at the School of Communications, Dublin City University. He ... Read more
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts)
...the book serves as an excellent starting point as well as an ongoing reference for further study.
American Reference Books Annual, March 2008
...I take my hat off to Roddy Flynn and Pat Brereton of DCU for coming up with a new database of facts about Irish film....This is a quirky publication that will assuredly find itself nestling ... Read more
American Reference Books Annual, March 2008
...I take my hat off to Roddy Flynn and Pat Brereton of DCU for coming up with a new database of facts about Irish film....This is a quirky publication that will assuredly find itself nestling ... Read more